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Meaning of enchant in English

enchant
verb [ T ]
us
/ɪnˈtʃænt/ uk
/ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/

enchant verb [T] (PLEASE)

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to attract or please someone very much:
The audience was clearly enchanted by her performance.
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enchant verb [T] (MAGIC)

to have a magical effect on someone or something
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(Definition of enchant from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

enchant | Intermediate English

enchant
verb [ T ]
us
/ɪnˈtʃænt/

enchant verb [T] (PLEASE)

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to charm or please someone a lot:
He was enchanted by stories of the Old West.

enchant verb [T] (USE MAGIC)

(in stories) to put someone completely under your control by using magic
(Definition of enchant from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of enchant

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Were you enchanted as a kid by tiny packages of cereal?
From San Francisco Chronicle
There is no one inside it, but it's been evilly enchanted to fight.
From TIME
It's easy to forget the diverse and disparate species that wove together the ecology that helped support the dinosaurs we are so enchanted by.
From National Geographic
Over the centuries she has continued to enchant for a host of other reasons as well.
From Huffington Post
They also fascinate scholars, inspire artists, and enchant poets.
From The New Yorker
I was enchanted by this town, but also acutely aware of potential danger that existed just steps away.
From Huffington Post
He would think that we were enchanted by the lowest form of thinking.
From The Atlantic
What really enchanted me about the track is the sparkling synthesizers, which sound like a million particles of resonant harmonics glittering in you ear drums.
From Billboard
But soon, you're enchanted by her anecdotes and observations.
From NPR
Laying eyes on an old fishing shack, he was so enchanted that he bought it then and there.
From CNN
Maybe the tie-dyed dashikis and bell-bottom pants enchanted her, the sandals and the beaded necklaces.
From Slate Magazine
If you are not enchanted go quiet into a forest and feel the magic becoming.
From NPR
Stories enchant us; they motivate us, but most of all, they define us.
From Huffington Post
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Translations of enchant

in Chinese (Traditional)
取悅, 使陶醉, 使入迷…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
取悦, 使陶醉, 使入迷…
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in Spanish
cautivar, hechizar, encantar…
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in Portuguese
encantar, enfeitiçar…
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enchanter, ensorceler…
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etkilemek, kendinden geçirmek, büyülemek…
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betoveren…
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okouzlit, očarovat…
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fortrylle, betage, forhekse…
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menyenangkan, menenung…
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ทำให้หลงใหล, ร่ายมนต์ใส่…
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làm say mê, bỏ bùa mê…
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oczarować, zaczarować…
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tjusa, hänföra, förhäxa…
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menyenangkan, menenung…
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bezaubern, verzaubern…
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fortrylle, begeistre, henrykke…
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чарувати, захоплювати, зачаклувати…
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